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tell (on)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tell (on)

1 to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm

Synonyms of tell (on)

affect, impact, impress, influence, move, reach, strike, sway, touch

Words Related to tell (on)

carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport

engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce

afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring

allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Phrases Synonymous with tell (on)

Near Antonyms of tell (on)

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

2 to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities

detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates

Synonyms of tell (on)

fink, grass (on) [British slang], inform, rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on) [British], squeak, squeal, talk

Words Related to tell (on)

betray, give away, turn in

backstab, cross, double-cross, sell (out), two-time

Phrases Synonymous with tell (on)

drop a dime (on)

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